The Chinese Foreign Ministry has slammed Australia’s decision to tear up the Belt and Road agreement signed between China and the state of Victoria, labelling Canberra’s move a “historic reversal” in …
Monthly Archives For April 2021
China administers total of 204.19 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of April 21
China carried out about 5.23 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on April 21, taking the total number of injections so far to 204.19 million doses, National Health Commission data showed on Thursday …
Why scrap Victoria’s ‘meaningless’ Belt and Road deal? Because it sends a powerful message to Beijing
The move is designed to demonstrate to the Australian public, the Chinese leadership, and Australia’s allies that Canberra is holding firm in its ‘push back’ against Beijing.
Jack Ma’s Ant shrinks money market fund as Beijing cracks down
Ant Group’s money market fund has shrunk to a more than four-year low as users shifted their cash in the face of China’s crackdown on Jack Ma’s payments group. Funds invested in Ant’s flagship Yu’e…
G20 Comes to the Rescue as China Drives Poor Countries to Bankruptcy
However, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso says, “It is meaningless for us to provide assistance [through international cooperation] if it is just going to be used to pay back China.” …
China says Australia should avoid aggravating already strained bilateral ties
China’s foreign ministry warned on Thursday that Australia should avoid making already strained bilateral ties worse, after Australia scrapped two accords between Victoria state and China under …
Picturing Technology in China: From Earliest Times to the Nineteenth Century
Although the history of technological and scientific illustrations is a well-established field in the West, scholarship on the much longer Chinese experience …
How Much Should Investors Be Worrying About China?
There’s lots to be concerned about, from economic, technology and geopolitical tensions to the threat of a Lehman-style crisis.
US senators propose more programmes to help competition with China
The Strategic Competition Act of 2021 is amended with more aid to Africa and Latin America, among other areas; one senator says the foreign policy issue ‘perhaps for the entire 21st century is going …
Australian government tears up Victoria’s Belt and Road agreement with China, angering Beijing
The Australian government has canceled a Belt and Road agreement signed by China and the state government of Victoria, escalating trade and diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Canberra.
China trade: Xinjiang exports to US doubled in first quarter, even as cotton ban and sanctions kicked in
The United States has effectively banned cotton products exported from Xinjiang, and the European Union last month issued its first sanctions against Beijing since an arms embargo in 1989.
China’s fresh produce exports to Mongolia see robust growth in Q1
China’s exports of fresh vegetables and fruits to Mongolia saw robust growth in the first quarter of this year, according to customs figures. The goods passed through Erenhot, the largest land port on …
Australian government tears up Victoria state’s Belt and Road Initiative with China, angering Beijing
The Australian government has canceled a Belt and Road agreement signed by China and the state government of Victoria, escalating trade and diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Canberra.
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